Family Centered Faith Enrichment Programs


Families face many challenges and often find it difficult to balance school, work, sports, arts, service, family, and church– the list did not even include friends and eating nor house chores!  At San Ignacio Parish we may not be able to solve all your problems, but we do make life easier for families looking to bring up their children in an active community of faith.

FamilyCenteredFaithPSIOur 9:30am Sunday English language liturgy offers families a :

  1. Childrens’ Liturgy – During mass, children process to the chapel and there participate in readings discussion and activities at their level. This service is ideal for children between ages 3-11. Children’s Liturgy offers parents the opportunity to enjoy the readings and the homily, knowing their children’s spiritual development is being tended too.
  2. After mass, the community often gathers for coffee and doughnuts and friendly conversation at the Parish terrace. It is a family friendly environment that helps us make coming to mass more than a weekly obligation among polite strangers, it is a celebration of the liturgy among friends.
  3. English language catechism (CCE) is offered at 11am (following coffee and doughnuts) for grades PreK to 11. As a part of the CCE curriculum we prepare children for First Communion and Confirmation.
  4. Children’s Mass – Every first Sunday of the month children are invited to participate in different ways in the mass. Some of the active roles children might be given include: processing to the front with some of the food donations (these donations are collected also on the first Sunday of the month) or helping with the collection and offertory gifts. At the end of the mass, children are asked to share with the community what they talked about in the Children’s liturgy.
  5. Youth Mass – Every third Sunday of the month the youth are given the opportunity to organize and participate in the mass. They volunteer and practice ahead of time to serve as proclaimers of the word, the commentator and ushers. They bring the gifts at offertory and can suggest prayer petitions and song selections.
  6. For families with older children or individuals seeking to become active in social outreach, the San Ignacio community benefits from having a broad network that can easily connect volunteers with opportunities.
  7. Occasional social gatherings bring life into our community of faith and allow new opportunities for community service to be created. Every semester we hold at least a potluck event that is family friendly and occasionally we plan outings and other activities.  We understand that when we get together ideas flow and suddenly activities are planned and community outreach opportunities are discussed and made into action!

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